| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |